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THE
WAR
ALLIES AND NEUTRAL SHIPPING.
PEACE TREATY OPPOSED IN RUSSIA. CAUCASUS GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO RECOGNISE IT.
ALLIED AIR RAIDS IN GERMANY.
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION. JAPANESE REPORTED KILLED BY MAXIMALISTS.
General.
(THROUGH PEUTER'S AGENOT.] ALLIES TO IMPRESS DUTCH SHIPPING. NEUTRAL NATIONS WELCOME. SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT.
LONDON, March 14th..
AMSTERDAM, March 15th,
THE HONGKONI DAILY PRESS
The Anstro German Press is most indignant at the Allies taking over the shipping
The Neuefressepresse characterises it as an unprecented act of violence against n neutral.
The German Press demands dinstic
ply to Holland of coal and other neces-
Marius.
It is understood that the Allied Goy-reprisals and threatens to cease the sup ernments intend to avail themselves of the Right of Angaria, as provided for in International Law, and to take over, for of the war, Dutch shipping the duration at present lying in Allied ports.
1t
is recalled that the Germans exer-
CLEARANCE OF DUTCH SHIPS REFUSED.
THE HAGUE, March 15th. The Dutch Consul General at Singapore reports that clearance has been refused to
GERMANY'S STRANGLING
CLAIM.
FREE TO CONCENTRATE ON WEST
AMSTERDAM, March 16h.
MONDAY, MARCH 18mm, 1918.
THE GERMANO-ROUMANTA
NEGOTIATIONS,
GENERAL AVERESCU'S
RESIGNATION,
LONDON, March 15th.
the fact that his Cabinet declined the
German peace terms.
ROUMANIAN CABINET RESIGNS.
Josay, March 15th.
General Hindenburg and General Ludendorf, interviewed regarding the The Daily Bsprear understands that military situation said that, haring General Averescu's resignation is due to bust the strangling chain, they could now concentrate towards the West, Wa can now think of attacking, and if it comes it will be a hard task Possibly the enemy on the Franco-British front alone has an abundance of reserve divi- sions and possesses a well consolidated network of railways, but it is the moral strength that matters. We are entirely conßdent that the battle which is about to burst will be successful for us. Its centre-point is the good spirit of the German soldiers, and we are convinced that this spirit is fourishing everywhere in the homeland"
THE BRITISH EMPIRE'S FOUNDATIONS ACLOSER UNION AFTER THE WAR
The Roumanian Cabinet has resigned.
LATER. M. Morghiloman, former Finance Minister is expected to succeed General Averescu.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
GERMAN SAFEGUARDS.
AMSTERDAM, March 18th. The Germans sunounce that after rati
fication of the Pence Treaty German com-
missions with a fight of veto will be appointed to the Russian ministries to control the fulfilment of the treaty.
THE SOVIETS CONGRESS. LONDON, March 16th,
PETROGRAD, March 18th. Mr. Walter Long, speaking at an entertainment to Overacne officers in
The Congress of Soviets at Moscow was London, paid a very handsome tribute, to the officers from the Dominions who opened on March 14th and included 733 had come thousands of miles to defend Maximalist and 238 Revolutionary Social. the Empire which they and their fathers had helped to build up. Apart from deist Delegated. stroying the power of our enemies, another task was the construction of the
ed this right in 1871, when they de various amps, including those of the Royal British Empire, which had only awaken
stroyed British vessels on the Seine, sub- sequently paying compensation.
The As will secure good freight for the ships taken over, which will be in sured, and efforts will be made to replace them at the earliest possible moment after the declaration of peace, if sunk in the danger zone.
A similar arrangement has already been welcomed by other neutral nations. The foregoing decision clearly shows that there is no question of the Allies
treating the Dutch unfairly or acting in, the inimical fashion which has charac- terised German methods towards Helland, such as the torpeding of Dutch shipping without compensation.
The carlior protracted negotiations in
Packet Company,
The Foreign Minister, through the Detelt Minister in London, has asked the British Governant for information con- cerning the matter:
3ERMANY'S SEA OFFENSIVE
ALLIED ACTION EXPLAINED,
LONDON, March 15th. Light is thrown on the Allied action in regard to Dutch chipping by the state ment of the United States War Trade
Board that cumulative evidence shows that Germany is now using submarines to prevent neighbour neutrals receiving food from the United States or the Allies in order to starve neutrals into political and economic dependence on Germany. There are also indications that submarines nas
COM MAN DANT AT ODESSA
AMSTERDAM, March 16th.
Commandant of Odesan
Beloian front.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGEROY.] BRITISH FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL RAID
LONDON, March 16th.-
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports --Welsh troops carried out a sue cessful raid in the neighbourhood of Armentieres and captured 15 prisoners and two machine-guns........
There was hostile artillery firing south castward of Ypres, in the neighbourhood of the Mening road and southward of Hothulet Forest
AVIATION REPORT
LONDON March 15th: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ro- parts: We bombed a raillendhear Lille, and nerodromes north-eastward and castwands of St Quentin. One of the latter's hangers was set on fire and two were badly damaged,YSI
All our machines returned.
GERMAN PARTY SUFFERS HEAVILY.
LONDON March 15th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:-The Canadians raided south- castward
of Lens and brought hack pri- A large party of the enemy, took last night's raid at Passchendaele. who under- suffered heavily from our artillery and machine-gun fire.
Me
We repulsed raids southward of the Menia road.
BELGIAN REPORT
LONDON, March 15th. A Belgian Communique states: There has been considerable artillery, fring dur. ing the past two days
&
An enemy raid at Mergen was stopped
tities of gas shella.
We replied similarly Serious bombing encounters ocurred in the regions. Nieuport and Dixmude
ed to a knowledge of her strength and Admiral Siegert has bera appointed by our barrages, the enemy using quan possibilities. When the war began the Empire had a tremendous opportunity We had learned that distances in reality were nothing, and we had resolved for a closer union after the war on surer foundations and for a far greater Empire in the future than in the past,
EXPLOSIONS IN PARIS,
ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS: There were anti-Jewish riots at Odessa before the occupation.
PETROGRAD, March 15th..
HOSTILE ARTILLERYING..
LONDON March 16th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, re ports: We made a successful raid north- westward of Lavnequerie. Hostilo artil
AMERICANS FIRST PERMANENT
ADVANCE
LONDON, March 15th. Router's Correspondent with the Ameri can Army in Franco states that the. Americans in the Laneville actor have
retained and consolidated the enemy's trenches north-east of Badonviller which they captures in recent raid.
This is the first permanent American advanos in France and enables the Ameri- cans and French to operate on' higher ground.
A feeble German attempt to retake then was repulsed,
Naval Activities,
ĮTIBOUGH RECTOR'S AGENŊT.]
DISORDERS IN GERMANFLEET
AMSTERDAM, March 16th.
It is reported that fresh disorders havo occurred in the German Fleet at the Kalanda Islands,
COLLISION IN IRISH CHANNEL
LONDON, March 16th
athmore collided with a warship in the The London and North-Western steamer
Irish Channel.
The Automore was badly damaged. Twenty-six are missing and 20 were in- jured.
ACCOUNT OF THE COLLISION. The London and North-Western Rail-
way says there were no fatalitis on the Rathmore.
A telegram from Dublin states that possibly four perished.
PARIS, March 15th. In order to Brengthen her strateg lerying is given on south-west of Cambrai and 38 civilians, including women and
Two big explosions, heard in Paris, occurred in the Courneuve district.
Sixteen dead have been counted, and those injured werd numeroas
MUNITIONS DEPOT EXPLOSION IN FRANCE..
PARIS, March 16th. Thirty were killed and many injured in an explosion at a munitions depot at St. Denis which was built to replats the Dear Courtonnes depot which was blown up in 1916.
A few persons were working at the time being used to destroy neutral shipping of the explosion, which was very violent
Bon of Germany after the war. The campaign of intimida of smoke hung over north Paris.
position Germany has demanded the establishment of a new line even miles east of the present Russian positions on
LATER.
the Pakuff front.
Besides demanding the withdrawal of Russians from the Pakoff region, the Ger mans insisted on the Russians helping in the burning and pillaging.
in the neighbourhood of the Scarpe River northward of Lens; on both sides of the La Base Canal and in the Messines Sector. Our artillery set on fre a large dump eastward of Queant, AUSTRALIANS AND PORTUGUESE TAKE PRISONERS
LONDON, March 15th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, re portsThe Australians encountered a strong patrol last night in the neighbour hood of the Ypres Comines canal and The Government of the Caucasus has captured 27 prisoners. Our casualties refused to recognise the Brest-Litovsk were light. treaty providing for the cession to The Australians successfully raided Turkey of the regions of Kars, Bann, and westward of Houtem and in the dod
bourhood
of Gapaard securing prisoners and inflicting casualties.
Sof hostile
THE CAUCASUS REFUSES TO
RECOGNISE TREATY.
order to 'arrive at a 120due vivendi whowardless of its employment in mister to and was felt a great distance off. A pat Arduhan, Brewed week
by the Dutch should receive food in exchange for the use of their ships, has abortive results, owing to the German
Holland. pressure
It is emphasised that the taking over the ships will still enable Holland to trade with the Dutch East Indies, the maintenance of the Dutch Colonial Em piro being equally important to Allied as
.to Duich interests.
HOLLAND FINALLY NOTIFIED BY
PRITAIN AND AMERICA.
LONDON, March 15th-
weaken neatral competitors of
tion of Holland and Scandinavia which the Germa
is carrying on is Prces obviously intended to prevent from from completing agreements which neutrale equally with the United States
t
GERMAN BRUTALITY.
INOCULATING HORSES AND
MULEB
esitorial on
LONDON, March 15th. The British Government has drawn the The Daily Telegraph, in an the formation of the Allied Maritime attention of the Argentine Government to Council in conjunction with the announce the fact that horses, and mules from ment regarding Dutch shipping, indicates Argentina are reaching Great Britain that the Allies haya at length realised suffering from glanders, which is
is practi that the enemy's so offensive cannot he cally a non-existent discase in Argentina treated as less important than bis adver The outbreak is believed to be due to tised land offensive in the West matter Germans inoculating the animals with
The journal suggests it may be a of serious consideration for the United States whether it would not be more help- ful by temporarily holding back reinforce ments of troops and increasing food sup- plice
and it concludes by urging drastic reorganisation of the British shipbuilding administration and the employment of eighty thousand more men in shipyards, Washington says that the United States AMERICAN WOOL SHIPMENTS
According to a New York message, the Associated Press Correspondent at
and Great Britain have finally notified Holland that unless the pending ngree- ments regarding Allied use of Dutch ships are nccepted by March 18th, the ships
will be taken oyer. Ample food will be placed at her disposal if cho sends the ships to transport it
Officials point out that the necessity imposed on the Allies of feeding neutrals demands the use of every available ten of shipping. The United States and mad Great Britain would go no further than Holland proposed until German threats
prevented her carrying out a voluntary
agreement.
A MILLION TONS IN ALLIED. PORTS.
LONDON, March 16th. The total Dutch tonnage in Allied ports approximates a million tons, of which seventy per cent, are in the United Btates and ifteen per cent each in the British and other Allied ports.
ATTEMPTED CORNER OF
SUPPLIES.
NEW YORK, March 16th. The State authorities have begun an investigation to determine whether or net certain collen merchants bere have boon trying to corner the wool and cotton supplies of the world for the benefit of a: German textile alliance,
A
A semi-official Anglo-American agency is understood to be interested in the enquiry.
woollen Mr Julius Forstmann, a manufacturer, testified that while the United States was still neutral he receiv ed instructions from Count Bernstorf to financial agent, in all matters relating to wool shipments. Witnesa at that time believed that he was also acting in the interest of the United States. He said he had seen a letter from Mr Bryan, who was then Secretary of State, declaring that he would be glad if he could accom- modate the Germans with textiles, as America could thereby get German dyes In return,
take orders from Herr Albert, a German
The Prosecutor at this point remarked that he did not doubt that witness under took to ship wool to Germany on the Authority of the State Department, but he would show that this authority had been obtained by false pretences
THE WORKERS OF AMERICA AND ALLIED COUNTRIES. DELEGATION FROM AMERICA
ALLIES SOLE DESIRE.
LONDON, March 16th. Lord Robert Cecil, in an interview,
WASHINGTON, March 16th. laid stress upon the fact thas the contem
Mr. Gompers sent a message to Mr. plated taking over of Dutch ships in Arthur Henderson and M. Robert Thomas declaring that in the gigantic tack of based upon the Allies sole desire to preserving democracy from German
there must be hearty co-opera Aggression obviate the laying up of shipping which
tion among the workera, and he hopes may be useful for the world at large that nothing will interfere with the com- His Lordship points out that these ships
and Allied coun workers of
are lying indefinitely in our harbours The understanding and goodwill between
facilities. All nations ought to combine
and are receving various consequentes of America Paw
Compers
pers promises that a delegation to oppose the Gersian attempt to starve of American labour will, shortly visit not only Germany's enemies but the Great Britain and France in furtherance world
of the cause of world democracy.
bacilli.
GERMANY'S - COLONIAL NECESSITIES
AMSTERDAM, March 15th.
There was great activity NAS
of
A Delegation has gone to Tre hizondo | negotiate peace with Turkey
artillery from Vernielles RUSS0-UKRAINIAN PEACE
Armentieresernelles to south NEGOTIATIONS
The Portuguese drove b
back a strong AMSTERDAM, March 15th. cnemy party in this neighbourhood. The Russo-Ukrainian peace negotiations
The enemy's artillery firing was above have begun at Kiefl.
normal castwar: of Ypres, We entered the enemy's
Villers Guislain and prisoners.
STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PEACE TERMS:
LONDON, March 16th, strong undercurrent of opposition to the Messages from Petrograd indicate a ratification of the peace treaty. Social Revolutionaries of the Left on the The
Council of Peoples Commissionera have resolved to resign if the Moscow Com grees ratifies it The Commissary of | Justice publicly counsels the rejection of the treaty, and says the Congress must form the necessary Government of
Dr. Solf, speaking at Cologne, em-revolutionary defence, phasised that any peace to be listing must PRINCE TVOFF ARRESTED. satisfy Germany's colonial necessities for He favoured & te distribution of colonial posscasions in order to give Germany a far larger share than before the war, when her colonies were small and scattered."!
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LADY HAIG GIVES BIRTH TO A SON.
LONDON, March 16th Lady Haig has given birth to a Bon. THE HALIFAX DISASTER.
CHARGE AGAINST PILOT DIS MISSED.
HALIFAX, March 15th Pilot Mackey of the Mont Blane were The charges of manslaughter against Dissed hore was insufficient evidence of criminal culpability.
THE AALAND ISLANDS. SWEDISH DETACHMENT WITH. DRAWS WITHOUT PREJUDICE
STOCKHOLM, March 15th. It is officially stated that the Swedish detachment, despatched to superintend this Russian evacuation of the Anand Islands has begun to withdraw butt
but the with- drawal in no wise prejudices the Swedish position regarding the political questions connected with the Aaland Islands.****
BRITISH SHIPBUILDING
PROGRAMME,
PETROGRAD, March 15th, The Commander of the Northern Front has arrested Prince Ivoff
TROTZKY'S NEW FOST.
of
lines westward brought back
We repulsed raids in the neighbour- hoods of Passchendaele and lockcappelle. There was reciprocal artillery Bring Messes-Menin road sectors. south westward and westward of Cambrai, south-westward of Armentiores and in the
FRENCH FRONT.
VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUEL
PABIS, March 15th. A communique states-There was fairly violent artillery duel, especially on the right of the bill regions of Bezon vaux and Vacher Auville-
The athmore was carrying 600 soldiers children
The Rethmore collided with a minc sweeper owing to the darkness. The bonts wore lowered and one capsized, but tho occupants were rescued.
The sold rs and crew behaved quite coolly and slid down ropes to the destroyers,
The Hathmore and the mine-awcopar were towed into port
DANISH STEAMER
TORPEDOED.
COPENHAGEN, March 15th. The Danish steamer Rundelsbory was torpedoed outside the German danger-
годе
The Captain was made prisoter, Germans had rifled the ship.
The crew were abandoned after the
The Near East.
{THROUGH : MEDTERʼA-ACKNOV. }
TURKISH CAPTURES AT ERZERUM.
LONDON, March 16th. A Wireless Turkit oficial mesinge staten: On the 15th inst. we captured 188 günə rud a number of minethrowers at Erzeraz,
FRESHARMENIANMASSACRES INDICATED:
LONDON March 15th
The Turkish assertion that there was We dispersed an enemy raid, f
savere fighting with Armenian hands who ing a lively bombardment, west of Merset Erzerum afire prior to its occupation
in
M. Trotzky has been appointed Com A Paris communiqué, states:-There is
LONDON, March 16th. is regarded as a sinister warning of fresh
Armenian massabres: missary of Military Affairs
lively artillerying on the right of the
The post of Commander-in-Chief has |been abolished,
Meuse.
COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED.
GERMAN REPORT:
Telephone communication – butwoon
LONDON, March 15th, Petrograd and Helsingfors has been A wireless German official
report interrupted for two days. The reason is states:--A strong French attack on a unknown. RON
wide front only obtained a footing in
Herial Activities,
{THNOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.
LONDON, March 15th.” The Gazette announces that the Air
Air Force
GERMANS SEIZE TORPEDO-BOATS trenches westward of the Thuzynauroy Forco will henceforth be styled the Royal
The Germans occupying Abo numbered three thousand with artillery. They came The town was bombarded for half-ar from the Aaland Islands hour and three Ramian torpedo boats and
& number of mine awerpers were seized.
OBITUARY
SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER.
LONDON March 16th The death is announced of Sir George Slexander, the eminent actor Russian Protet.
(THROUGH REUTER 6 AGENCY.)
RUSSIAN FRONT-
in
road.
THE GERMAN STRENGTH.
LONDON, March 15th.
Reuter's Correspondent at French Head quarters says:Although the enemy does
not give any sign when the long-promised offensive will break, he is still accumulat
and material on ing men
on our front with an intention which seemingly admits of only one explanation. He has 190 divi- Bioris on the Franco Belgian fronta,
and
THE ALLIED AIR RAIDS ON GERMANY:
DAMAGE TO HOUSES NOT IN
· CONSIDERABLE.
AMSTERDAM, March 15th.
A Berlin telegram states that there were over one-third of these are in reserve rear February, including 13 on industrial 23 Allied air raids on Germany during to be to be hurled at any point selected. Why
Baart
on:
the Germans are allowing week after week districts in Lorraine, Luxembourg, of wonderful weather to pass without Mossele, three on reves, one each moving is possibly explained by their Saarbrucken, Mannheim, and Pirmasens anxiety to
The damage to houses way pot incon
Twelve persons were killed
KDOW exactly how stil Russia con
by div
vilerable. coated upon
the West before committing them and 27 injured, and an enemy biplano solves to the most dangerous and most was captured unpromising
adventure of the war, Behind the enemy's front his préparations AIR RAID ON HARTLEPOOL.
aro evident. „New aerodromes, new reads. and immense
being constructeuents are continually His reserves are in cantonments far from the front, hence it is impossible to know the point where the attack may be expertel. If he attacks he will
stake all on a chance of victory ** Our defence preparations are en a mest
GERMAN ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE.
LONDON, March 16th, LONDON, March 18th.
A wireless German official report The Daily News states that the Cabinet states-We dispersed enemy bands bas fixed the programme of shipbuilding
Ukraine. for the rear.
We are occupying Bachmatscha Sir Eric
establishing a new banne department solely concerned with ship The Balkans. building, probably in charge of a Junior, Minister.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, March 16th. Messrs Samuel, Montagu's report states-The tone of the market in spee what firmer Supplies from America are rather less free. The firm tendency in Shanghai exchange wao mamtained, and it the Indian silver holding has decreased,
ITHHOUGH REUTER'S AGENC
BULGARIANS BOMBARD
MONASTIR
LONDON, March 16th Bulgarians Bercaly bombarded on the 13th inst, using asphy“ and doing considerable
| formidable scele curta
ENEMY DRIVEN OUT OF TRENCHES PARIS,
A communiqué states We drove out the enemy from the trenchea be occupiol. weep of Mont Cornillet in Champagne où the 1st inst, and captured 49 prisoners
A detachment simultaneously penetrated tht German lines at Montbland and brought back prisoner
THE CASUALTY LIST.
LONDON, Much 16th.
The Fress Bureau announce that the total casualties in the air-ship rail on Hartlepool on the night of the 13th inst. were: --Killed, twe men, two women ande four children injured four wonten and nine children.
men, nine
WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP.
KANSAS CITY, March 16th. Jess Willard fights Fred Fulton for the Heavyweight Championship of the world. on April 7th. The details are not settled.
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